Ommegang Abbey Style

Why I tried this: The name attracted me.  I also really wanted to try a Dubbel since I had not had one yet at WoB.

Smell: Thick sweet malty scent.

Taste: Strong malty caramel flavor up front. Very smooth spice and malt flavor, well rounded taste. After flavor was a hint of alcohol and something else I cant identify. Overall was very enjoyable, I will for sure get this again.

On a scale of 1-10 I would give this a 8. This beer was tasty and delightful, the flavors worked together really well. I would absolutely recommend this beer to someone looking to try a Dubbel.

--Jon

Holy Mackerel Golden Ale

Why I tried this: I had such good luck with Inlet Monk in the Trunk that I decided to give another Belgian beer a shot.  Same as typical flipping through the beer bottle menu this beers name caught my attention, I thought the brand name Holy Mackerel was pretty funny.  The waitress at World of Beer told me it was pretty popular and well liked in the area so I jumped on it.

Smell: At this point I had downed about 6 beers so my nose wasnt at its peak performance.  This beer pretty much smelt like the Inlet Monk to me, except maybe slightly sweeter.

Taste: This beer was much sweeter then the last, the citrusy flavor almost felt more lemony I guess.  That element really overpowered this beer for me and made it taste not as well rounded.  Id say it still tasted pretty good, but this is probably something I would not try again.  I will for sure be trying more Holy Mackerel beers regardless of not loving the Golden Ale.

On a scale of 1 to 10 I would probably give this beer a 6.5. It tasted OK but with the selection of beers out that I enjoy there are a lot of beers I would rather have then this particular one.  I will be sampling more Holy Mackerel brand beers either this week or next.

--Jon